I began to realize that poverty was really more of a choice than anything else and that I could change that. And it just really depended on how hard I wanted to work.
BENJAMIN CARSONI would love to see music reinstated as an essential part of schooling. The culture that it brings; the knowledge that it brings.
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I started reading about people of great accomplishment … and it dawned on me suddenly that the person who has the most to do with what happens in your life is you.
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The point is, we can decry the dangers we face or ignore them or even allow ourselves to be paralyzed by fear.
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If we develop in-depth knowledge, it will enable us to give our best to others and help to make a better world.
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I would welcome, quite frankly, a discussion of morality in this country. I think it would be a wonderful thing if we bring back our Judeo-Christian values once again. I think it could do nothing but help us. I would be all in favor of that.
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Every one of us must fight for it, because we’re fighting for our children and the next generation.
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We’re not planning for the future. If we continue to spend ourselves into oblivion, we are going to destroy this nation.
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We are more than just flesh and bones. There’s a certain spiritual nature and something of the mind that we can’t measure. We can’t find it. With all our sophisticated equipment, we cannot monitor or define it, and yet it’s there.
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I’m a good neurosugeon. That’s not a boast but a way of acknowledging the innate ability God has given to me. Beginning with determination and using my gifted hands, I went on for training and sharpening for my skills.
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There’s a false narrative that only the political class has the wisdom and the ability to be commander-in- chief. But if you go back and you study the design of our country, it was really designed for the citizen statesman.
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I have no problem whatsoever with allowing gay people to live as they please, as long as they don’t try to impose their lifestyle on everyone else.
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Intelligent people tend to talk about the facts. They don’t sit around and call each other names. That’s what you can find on a third grade playground.
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Knowledge makes people special. Knowledge enriches life itself.
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I have no problem with being vetted. What I do have a problem with is being lied about and then putting that as truth.
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Through hard work, perseverance and a faith in God, you can live your dreams.
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Some people say you’re weak because, you know, you’re not loud and you’re not boisterous and you’re not rude. But the fact of the matter is, look and see what I’ve done. And that speaks volumes about strength.
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